JSAP Venues
The 2008 JSAP Fall Meeting will be held at Chubu University from
September 2 to 5. The Campus is located about 25 minutes from JRNagoya Station by train or 50 minutes from Central Japan International
Airport Station by rapid train.
Chubu University was opened in 1964 under the name Chubu Institute of Technology as an institution for training industrial engineers. In
1984, two colleges were added - the College of International Studies
and the College of Business Administration and Information Science and the name was changed to Chubu University. The College of Humanities was added in 1998, and the College of Bioscience and Biotechnology was added in 2001. In 2006, the University established Japan's
first College of Life and Health Science. A new College of Contemporary
Education was established in 2008. Chubu University is one of the mostdistinguished comprehensive universities in the Chubu region, comprisedof seven undergraduate colleges with 23 departments and four graduate
schools with 12 specializations on an expansive campus offering a lush,
green environment measuring some 400,000 m2. (Aerial view)
Based on the principal philosophy “ACTA, NON VERBA” Chubu
University embodies a practical learning approach that fosters individuals
who are needed by society. The most unique characteristic of Chubu
University is its careful vigilance with regard to the individual needs ofstudents, as demonstrated by the student-teacher ratio of 25:1, which isthe lowest ratio of any private University in Aichi Prefecture. Seminar-typeclasses with small numbers of students are conducted in all colleges andacademic years, allowing students and instructors to work closely withA Lecture Hall, as seen from the lawn in front of the library

one another. In the seminars, students acquire
survey and research skills
and also learn how togive presentations andconduct discussions. This
allows them to refine
the qualities required tobe successful in today’ss o cie t y, and t o f orm
healthy relationships
with teachers and with
Chubu Universityfriends.
Chubu University also has a longstanding commitment to international education, with students being able to participate in short-term or
long-term overseas studies at one of 20 partner universities in 10 countries around the world. At the same time, foreign students also come to
the Chubu campus from overseas to study and interact with Japanese
students.
Chubu University is held in high regard by local companies andgovernment agencies, as well as by former graduates, and maintains
ties with these outside parties by dispatching instructors, offering open
courses and other activities. In a ranking of universities' contributions tothe region, as reported in the magazine “Nikkei Global,” Chubu University ranked first among private universities in the Chubu region.
In regards to research activities, Chubu University is a leading recipient of “scientific research assistance grants” offered by the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Chubu
University promotes joint research and contract research with companies
and government agencies as part of collaborative ties among industry,government, and academia, and has secured numerous patents as aresult of these research activities. Taking advantage of its status as acomprehensive university combining both the sciences and the humanities, Chubu University is capable of responding to a wide range of needs,
such as providing technical support, participating in economic activities,
and contributing to the resolution of social and environmental issues.

Aerial view of the University

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